Private McPhee by: Rob Probert Neil McPhee was born in Carleton Place, June 9, 1890. He was the son of Angus and Jane McPhee. Imagine Carleton Place at that time. The...
Category - Tales
Carleton Place Tales from the Troubadour
Private Hamilton by: Rob Probert Sadly there is not that much known about this young man. There was even some confusion over his first name. He enlisted under the name...
NEW STOMPIN’ TOM BIOGRAPHY HI-LIGHTS; CARLETON PLACE, MUFFERAW JOE, & THE ‘GRAND OLE LADY’ A new unauthorized Biography on the life of the late...
1972 was a very memorable year! Not only was it the year of Watergate and Paul Henderson’s goal, it was also one of the best years in the history of 20th century...
One hundred and sixty years of railroad history has come and gone. And with it goes “MacDonald’s Dream” as one of the original lines of the Canadian...
July 17, 2007 may well be remembered for years to come in the Ottawa Valley as the day the music died. For it was then that Ron McMunn “The Silver Fox” took his final...
It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly 20 years since David Lemay was shot and killed at OC Transpo along with three other men. Dave was a mechanic on duty...
She was called “The Dynamo of Discipline” and became one of Canada’s greatest wartime heroes. And she was born at Carleton Place. Major Evelyn Wilson was a pioneer...
There is a woman who appears in several old photographs that no one knows. She once was here but remains only as a face in time. A mystery which has yet to be solved...
